Yet more problems with Direct TV!
Ode to a Frozen Screen
The President is on the screen, I want to hear his speech!
Pro or Con, I’m glad TV puts this within my reach!
But as he takes the podium at the venue he has chosen,
His steps come to a sudden stop, because my screen is FROZEN!
The bottom of the ninth is here, the crowd is on its feet,
And as this game is televised, my view is hard to beat!
The pitcher spits into his glove and climbs that tiny hill —
But as he does so, once again, the picture stands STOCK STILL!
A great romance, and lovers are enmeshed in fond embrace,
“Please marry me!” he says, and now you’re right up in his face!
But as the camera turns to her and she begins to speak —
The picture FREEZES, and you’ll have to learn the rest next week!
A famous trial is taking place, we’re waiting for the jury,
The verdict will be coming soon, there isn’t any hurry.
The pundits are discussing pros and cons about this case;
But FROZEN SCREEN jumps in to keep them locked in just one place.
Somewhere someone turns on TV, and watches for an hour,
Without the picture standing still as if it’s lost its power!
Somewhere for a day (or hour!) it’s as it’s supposed to be;
But that’s not at 1300, Apartment Twenty D!
(Written for Direct TV, April 20, 2021)
